The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm is a 1933 short story collection by Norman Hunter. It's the first in a series, some of which has been adapted into a TV series, a radio drama, and two TV films.
All the stories revolve around the title character, his friends, and his inventions. Professor Branestawm, as his name suggests, is an absent-minded professor of the "wears multiple pairs of glasses all at once" sort. His attempts to help people inevitably backfire badly. When he tries to catch a burglar he ends up catching himself. A foray into repairing clocks causes an explosion. He accidentally rewrites history when he invents time travel.
In short, it's brilliant and hilarious. And just what I needed to cheer me up. It's hard to worry about anything when reading the professor and Mrs. Flittersnoop's escape from the living paper. Or the library book fiasco 😆
I've never understood people who say children's books can't be enjoyed by adults. If a book is good, it can be enjoyed by readers of any age. (Actually, that's a pretty good test of whether or not its target age group should bother reading it.) This book brightened my day a lot more than some books aimed at older audiences have. Now, I just need to find the rest of the series...
Is it available online?: Unfortunately not.
Rating: 10/10.
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